. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i9J3- The American Florist. 985 Some of Aschmann's Choice Plants A wonderful clock at a hotel in In- terlaken, Switzerland. The biggest wonder of nature the world has evei seen. See that clock? It is made of (lower-. It has hands and sip >ws the time ! See that little house in the rear, also made of flowers? There is hidden a mechanism that strikes the quarter, half and the hour. What do you think this clock is made of? It is made of plants of brilliancy—mostly of dwarf begonias, the Vernon type, short variety,
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i9J3- The American Florist. 985 Some of Aschmann's Choice Plants A wonderful clock at a hotel in In- terlaken, Switzerland. The biggest wonder of nature the world has evei seen. See that clock? It is made of (lower-. It has hands and sip >ws the time ! See that little house in the rear, also made of flowers? There is hidden a mechanism that strikes the quarter, half and the hour. What do you think this clock is made of? It is made of plants of brilliancy—mostly of dwarf begonias, the Vernon type, short variety, pink anil red. The head gardener, the creator of this clock, of this famous, world-wide known hotel at Interlaken, Switzerland, has been offered a fortune by American and other millionaires of the world, to make them a clock similar to this, but he declined the offers, saying that he was hired by the hotel company for the next ten years I was fortunate enough, Heliotrope, 4 inch, 7c. Ageratum, 4 inch, 7c. Dracaena Indivisa, bush plants. 5^-in., 20c-25c. Honeysuckle Halleana. Chinese evergreen, variegated. 4 inch. 10c. Fuchsias, assorted. 4 inch, 7c. Lemon Verbena, 4 inch. Sc. Zinnia Elegans, VA inch. 3c. Vinca Variegata or Periwinkle. 4 in. 15c. Snapdragon or Antirrhinum, i nam \\ hite. Giant Pink. Giant Yellow. Giant Scarlet, separate colors. 2>2 inch. $ per 100. Tropeolum or Nasturtiums. 4 inch 7c; dwarf. Empress of India and others. IVi in.,$ 100. Altemanthera, $ per 100. Carinas, hestassortment. named separate colors, the best sorts. 7c. 8c. 9c 10c. Araucaria Excelsa. 1912 importation, din. pots; 5. h and 7 tiers; 25c, 35c 75c. $, $, $;. Robusta Compacts or Excelsa stock, $ to$ Coleus, fancy leaved. $ per 100. Ficus Elastica. (Rubbers!. 5H. 6, 7 in. pots, all heights. 25c. 30c. 40c. 50c. 60c each. Alexandra Daisies, 5S4 in. pots, bushy. 20c to 25c Primula Obconica, 4 in. strong, in bloom. 10c; 5L4 15c
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